Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Situated on a low ridge in undulating grassland with good views all around. Ringfort (WM012-157---) 200m to NE. Depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as an oval-shaped enclosure annotated as ‘fort’ with a gravel pit immediately to SW and limekiln to N. Poorly preserved monument consisting of a curve in the field fence from SW-W-NW which preserves the enclosing bank of the levelled ringfort. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 8 March 2018
Who made it and when
The saved record identifies Partially indicated — Monkstown as Fairy fort / ringfort. It does not safely name its makers or a precise construction date. The saved detailed account records: Situated on a low ridge in undulating grassland with good views all around. Ringfort (WM012-157---) 200m to NE. Depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as an oval-shaped enclosure annotated as ‘fort’ with a gravel pit immediately to SW and limekiln to N. Poorly preserved monument consisting of a curve in the field fence from SW-W-NW which preserves the enclosing bank of the levelled ringfort. Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 8 March 2018
How it was made and used
Its classification points to ritual, marking, defence or gathering. The saved wording does not establish the full building method, ceremonies or length of use, so those details remain open.
What was found
No safe list of excavated objects, bones, carvings or dates is supplied by the short saved record. Finds are not invented from the place type or local name.
What remains
The public record still maps Partially indicated — Monkstown as Fairy fort / ringfort. The point may mark standing remains, earthworks, a buried site or the centre of a wider area, and this first account keeps that difference visible.
Why it mattered
The place preserves physical evidence or local memory connected with fairy fort / ringfort. Its source and exact position give later research a firm starting point without turning uncertain tradition into fact.
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